27/05/2014 : Grancamp Maisy

Tuesday
     
No running or cycling this morning, headed straight off to Granville, where we had coffee and went to explore the town. Made lunch up in the van and took it over to the cliff tops where we had a great view across the sea. 

Next stop was our intended overnight aire at St. Vaast La Hougue. We didn't like it much so moved on, but not until Amelia and Jo had wandered the town and discovered a fish restaurant. More of which later. 

Next choice for our overnight resting place was Issigny Sur Mer - nice, but full! Final choice was a place strangely named Grancamp-Maisy. This was full as well, but vans were parked up in an adjacent car park. There was a notice on the gate which seemed to prohibit 'camping cars' and there was a height barrier that was open. 14 vans in there so we decided to chance it on the basis that there was safety in numbers! Perhaps we will get locked in overnight.

Will we get locked in??

We went for a walk after dinner - everywhere is gearing up for 70th anniversay of D Day.We got back to the van to find a little  man going door to door of all the vans, so thought we were being charged or turfed out, but no, he was trying to flog his home made cider!

As for St. Vaast, we are going to stay there tomorrow night now so we can go to the fish restaurant. No plan survives contact with the enemy (or in this case Jo's love of fresh fish!!).

Aire €0.00 
129 miles